Author Archives: Dan Capwell

December 20, 1996: The New York Mets trade RHP Robert Person to the Toronto Blue Jays for 1B John Olerud. What I remember most about this announcement was that it was the first  trade news that I ever got via the … Continue reading →

…the Mets contingent has just arrived at the Winter Meetings! Seriously, I wasn’t really expecting a whole lot from them, but as was the case during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 Winter Meetings, they came, they talked and they left … Continue reading →

Kudos to Sandy Alderson and the Wilpons on retaining the services of one Yoenis Cespedes. At “only” $110 million for four years, the deal has a chance to not be too terrible, or at least only terrible for a season … Continue reading →

…she’d be the 2007 New York Mets! Remember the 2007 Mets? They sure had a lot of assets. Five All-Stars on their roster, including at least one future Hall of Famer. Power galore up and down their batting order and … Continue reading →

So, when the smoke clears from this year’s World Series, the Mets will have taken one step closer to an infamous distinction. The conclusion of the Fall Classic will vault the Mets into the top five of teams with the … Continue reading →

Just about anyone who has been a Met fan for more than six seconds has seen the clip. Mookie Wilson’s dribbler tying up Bill Buckner behind the first base bag and then rolling into the grass in right field. Meanwhile, … Continue reading →

The Chicago Cubs are the Mets’ newest best friends down the stretch. After last night’s game I am going to make a dangerous assumption and state that the Marlins are dead. So of course, they’ll go all the way! Seriously … Continue reading →

So I am watching last night’s series finale against St. Louis and I am thinking that the Cardinals are really a mess right now. At that moment Ron Darling, who to my mind at least, is the realist of the … Continue reading →